figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
tension; mental strain; nervousness
rikka; formal style of ikebana
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
adds force or indicates command
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
senior high school; high school
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...